Analysis of human clinical and environmental Leptospira to elucidate the eco-epidemiology of leptospirosis in Yaeyama, subtropical Japan

• Yukuto Sato ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: yuksato@lab.u-ryukyu.ac.jp (YS); claudia@med.u-ryukyu.ac.jp (CT)

  Affiliations Research Laboratory Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan, Center for Strategic Research Project, Organization for Research Promotion, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan

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• Idam Hermawan,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Okinawa Industrial Technology Center, Okinawa, Japan

  Affiliation Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan

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• Tetsuya Kakita,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Okinawa Prefectural Institute of Health and Environment, Uruma-shi, Okinawa, Japan

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• Sho Okano,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Vaccination Strategy Division, Okinawa Prefectural Government, Okinawa, Japan

  Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Okinawa Prefectural Institute of Health and Environment, Uruma-shi, Okinawa, Japan

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• Hideyuki Imai,

  Roles Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Chemistry, Biology and Marine Science; Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Japan

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• Hiroto Nagai,

  Roles Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan

  Affiliation Department of Chemistry, Biology and Marine Science; Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Japan

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• Ryosuke Kimura,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Human Biology and Anatomy, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan

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• Tetsu Yamashiro,

  Roles Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan

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• Tadashi Kajita,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Iriomote Station, Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, Taketomi, Okinawa, Japan, United Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan

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• Claudia Toma

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: yuksato@lab.u-ryukyu.ac.jp (YS); claudia@med.u-ryukyu.ac.jp (CT)

  Affiliation Department of Bacteriology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9852-1722

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